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Giuseppe” Pino” Dordoni was born on the 28th June 1926 in Piacenza and He died in the same city on the 24th October 1998. He…Discover more
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Giuseppe Merosi was the designer from Piacenza who created the proud history of the Alfa Romeo cars. Giuseppe Merosi was born in Piacenza in 1872….Discover more
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Giuseppe Ricci Oddi, a nobleman from Piacenza (1868-1937), was a careful collector with a great sensitivity and a precise artistic taste. He improved his skills…Discover more
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Giuseppe Verdi moved in 1851 to Sant’Agata in Villanova sull’Arda, in Piacenza’s land, with his wife, the soprano Giuseppina Strepponi. In his village Verdi spent…Discover more
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In 1271, after two years from the death of the previous Pope Clemente IV, the Cardinals met in Viterbo and chose his successor Tedaldo Visconti…Discover more
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The snake is the symbol of the Visconti Family from Milano, since the end of the 1200, the symbol is visible often in Grazzano Visconti….Discover more